In a sometimes scolding letter, Pinellas County Commission Chair Kathleen Peters flatly asks officials with the Tampa Bay Rays if they are in or out on a $1.3 billion stadium deal the team agreed to four months ago.

The Rays should declare in writing whether they want to pursue an existing financing plan for a new $1.3 billion ballpark or walk away from the deal, a top county official says.

The Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners has given the Tampa Bay Rays a Dec. 1 deadline to either commit to the agreement for a new stadium or provide a notice of termination.

After 17 years and a funding deal that was finalized in July, the Tampa Bay Rays' stadium search appears to be back to square one.

The Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners has given the Tampa Bay Rays a deadline of December 1 to either commit to the agreement for a new stadium or provide a notice of termination.

The St. Petersburg City Council was on board and residents seemed to be too, given their overwhelming re-election of Council Chair Deborah Figgs-Sanders, a key Welch ally and avowed Rays deal supporter. The Pinellas County Commission gave its thumbs up too, with a vote on a bond resolution a mere formality to take place in late October.

Imagine owning a team worth $1.25 billion. You’ve worked for years on a new ballpark, only to see it wiped out. Welcome to the joys of owning the Tampa Bay Rays.

Nowicki beat incumbent Charlie Justice, a stadium supporter and the lone commissioner who voted against delaying the bond vote in October. He told the Times he is a “solid no vote” and he thinks the Rays want to blame the deal falling apart on the commission’s delay.

The Pinellas County Commission asked the Tampa Bay Rays this week if they're in or out when it comes to a stadium deal. The letter from board Chairwoman Kathleen Peters gives the Major League Baseball team a Sunday deadline to decide whether the club wants to proceed with a $1.